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California Medical Association White Paper Calls for Regulation of Marijuana KPCC-FM and Los Angeles Times Share     
Dr. Stu Gitlow is interviewed about the Californian Medical Association's (CMA) white paper that calls for marijuana to be regulated and scheduled to allow further study, standardization and dosing to assure medical safety.» Listen to the interview » Read about the CMA white paper in the Los Angeles Times Advertisement
 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day — October 29 U.S. Office of Diversion Control Share
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is October 29 and provides drop sites to properly dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs. More  ASAM's State of the Art Course This Week ASAM Share
ASAM's State of the Art course is this week in Washington, DC. Attendees will be learning about the latest research and treatments in understanding, preventing, diagnosing, and treating addiction and co-occurring medical and psychiatric disorders. Follow ASAM on Twitter at @ASAMorg and use hashtag #ASAMSOA when you tweet about the conference. More CSAM Awards Lifetime Achievement to ASAM Member CSAM Share
Dr. Garrett O'Connor received an award at the opening evening of the California Society of Addiction Medicine's "State of the Art Conference" honoring his profound contributions to the field of addition medicine. More ASAM Member Receives CMA's Gary S. Nye, MD, Award for Physician Health and Well-Being ASAM Share
ASAM Board Member Dr. David Pating received the California Medical Association's Gary S. Nye, M.D., Award for Physician Health and Well-Being. More  First Substance Use Until Treatment — Average Lapse of 15+ Years Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Share
A new report finds a gap of several years exists between first substance use and treatment depending on the substance and gender. The average length of time between first substance use and first treatment entry is 15.6 years and varies from 20.2 years for alcohol to 7.8 years for prescription painkillers. More Doctors Miss Many Alcohol Screening Opportunities National Institutes of Health Share
Physicians often fail to counsel their young adult patients about excessive alcohol use, according to a study led by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. More Screening Pregnant Women for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Journal of Addiction Medicine (free member resource) Share
Physicians and other health care professionals need to screen for prenatal alcohol and drug use. More Brain Mechanism Could Help Explain How Substance Abuse is Linked to Mood Disorders Neuron (free abstract) Share
New research shows that those repeatedly exposed to cocaine have more severe depressive-like responses to social stress; possibly offering insight into why people addicted are often also diagnosed with mood disorders. More Advertisement
Longitudinal Development of Human Brain Wiring Continues From Childhood Into Adulthood The Journal of Neuroscience (free abstract) Share
Healthy human brain development is a complex process that continues during childhood and adolescence, and into adulthood. More Genetic Association of Recovery From Eating Disorders: The Role of GABA Receptor SNPs Neuropsychopharmacology (free abstract) Share
New insights into the development of more effective interventions for the most treatment-resistant eating disorders. More Use of Stimulant Medications in Children With ADHD Climbing msnbc.com Share
The use of prescription stimulants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children has increased steadily over the last decade, according to a new study. More Rhode Island Has Highest US Rate of Adult Serious Mental Illness Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Share
A new report provides state-by-state analyses of the prevalence of any mental illness, including serious mental, and reveals significant variation across the country. For example, among adults aged 18 or older, the rate of serious mental illness in the past year ranged from 3.5 percent in Hawaii and South Dakota to 7.2 percent in Rhode Island. More  Opinion: Opioids for Chronic Pain Archives of Internal Medicine Share
Chronic, nonmalignant pain is common, and current management strategies clearly are not optimal. In this area, additional research and new treatments are badly needed. In the interim, we should not continue to prescribe high-dose opioids with little evidence of long-term benefit and clear evidence of substantial harm. More Kentucky Combats Prescription Drug Abuse Louisville Courier-Journal Share
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports on prescription drug abuse in Kentucky in a series of articles and finds that some are driving as far as Florida or Georgia to fill prescriptions. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has announced a plan to combat prescription abuse. More   Medicare Announces Coverage of Annual Alcohol Abuse and Depression Screening Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Share
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that Medicare will cover an annual screening of beneficiaries for depression under certain circumstances. ASAM provided comments supporting the CMS proposals August 18. More IRS Ruling Strikes Fear in Medical Marijuana Industry msnbc.com Share
In a potentially crushing blow to the burgeoning medical marijuana industry, the IRS has ruled that dispensaries cannot deduct standard business expenses such as payroll, security, or rent. More 
Become Certified in Addiction Medicine in 2012 American Board of Addiction Medicine Share
Physician medical specialists are eligible to sit for the American Board of Addiction Medicine Certification Examination on December 15. Download an application at www.abam.net. For more information, call 301-656-3378 or email email@abam.net. Addictive Illness in a Patient Suffering With Pain Does Not Rule Out the Use of Opioids Pain Live Share
All individuals can be divided into two groups with respect to addictive illness: those who have the illness and those who do not. This seems intuitive, but the discussion becomes interesting as we consider that patients with a substance use disorder can be further divided between those who have tried the substance and those who have not. More SAMSHA Minority Fellowship Program Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Share
Read SAMSHA's latest publication to learn about doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships available to those from minority backgrounds who wish to support and improve services for people with mental health or substance abuse disorders. More 2012 Drug Court Planning Initiative Accepting Training Applications National Drug Court Institute Share
Drug Court Planning Initiative trainings are designed for communities interested in developing an adult drug court, veterans treatment court, or tribal healing-to-wellness court programs, and are sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and U.S. Department of Justice in collaboration with the National Drug Court Institute. More  
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